COVER INFORMATION Station: HH_DBBC (Code Hd ) Experiment: Network Monitoring Experiment Exp. Code: N13M1 Schedule Version: 3.00 Processed by SCHED version: 10.20 Release of about July 12, 2012 PI: Gabriele Surcis Address: JIVE Postbus 2 7990 AA Dwingeloo The Netherlands Phone: +31-521-596508 EMAIL: surcis@jive.nl Fax: Phone during observation: +31-521-596508 Observing mode: Notes: 5cm NME and ftp fringe test for session 1/2013 (512 Mbps, L+R, 2-bit sampling, 2 MHz filters) Please send the disk pack by express to JIVE Please DO NOT use the phase cal signal. COVER LETTER: This is the schedule for the 5cm NME and ftp fringe-test on 28 February 2013 involving 9 antennas: Eb Wb1 Jb2 On25 Mc Nt Tr Ys Hh (Jm, Od, Nd, Yd, Hd). The NME uses a standard setup with 512 Mbps. The schedule consists of long integrations on strong calibrators like 0528+134 as well as phase-referencing parts with a continuum source as targets. Three ftp-fringe tests are scheduled throughout the experiment: 15:09:58 (scan 2, 2 sec, 0528+134) 16:08:56 (scan 19, 4 sec, 0528+134) 16:52:56 (scan 34, 4 sec, 0528+134) Please make sure that the autoftp is set up correctly. Thanks! Good luck with the session! Gabriele Schedule for HH_DBBC (Code Hd ) Page 2 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 28 Feb 2013 Day 59 --- Next scan frequencies: 6662.52 6662.52 6662.52 6662.52 6666.52 6666.52 6666.52 6666.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6674.52 6674.52 6674.52 6674.52 Next BBC frequencies: 152.52 152.52 152.52 152.52 156.52 156.52 156.52 156.52 160.52 160.52 160.52 160.52 164.52 164.52 164.52 164.52 Next scan bandwidths: 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 15 00 00 0528+134 03 25 06 40.0 41.7 -2.1 0.0 0 0 15 00 00 15 05 00 --- 03 30 07 40.7 40.5 -2.0 0.0 300 5 15 00 01 15 06 00 0528+134 03 31 07 40.9 40.2 -2.0 0.0 39 5 15 06 00 15 11 00 --- 03 36 08 41.6 38.9 -1.9 0.0 300 10 15 06 01 15 13 00 0528+134 03 38 08 41.9 38.4 -1.9 0.0 99 10 15 13 00 15 23 00 --- 03 48 10 43.2 35.6 -1.7 0.0 600 19 15 13 01 15 24 00 J0522+1415 03 49 10 43.7 32.5 -1.6 0.0 29 19 15 24 00 15 26 00 =0519+142 03 51 11 44.0 31.9 -1.5 0.0 120 21 15 24 01 15 26 00 0528+134 03 51 11 43.6 34.8 -1.7 0.0 -31 21 No stop 15 29 00 --- 03 54 11 44.0 33.9 -1.6 0.0 149 24 15 26 01 15 29 00 J0522+1415 03 54 11 44.3 31.0 -1.5 0.0 -31 24 No stop 15 31 00 =0519+142 03 56 11 44.6 30.4 -1.5 0.0 89 26 15 29 01 15 31 00 0528+134 03 56 11 44.2 33.3 -1.6 0.0 -31 26 No stop 15 34 00 --- 03 59 12 44.6 32.4 -1.5 0.0 149 29 15 31 01 15 35 00 J0522+1415 04 00 12 45.0 29.2 -1.4 0.0 29 29 15 35 00 15 37 00 =0519+142 04 02 12 45.2 28.6 -1.4 0.0 120 31 15 35 01 15 37 00 0528+134 04 02 12 45.0 31.5 -1.5 0.0 -31 31 No stop 15 40 00 --- 04 05 13 45.3 30.6 -1.4 0.0 149 34 15 37 01 15 40 00 J0522+1415 04 05 13 45.6 27.6 -1.3 0.0 -31 34 No stop 15 42 00 =0519+142 04 07 13 45.8 27.0 -1.3 0.0 89 36 15 40 01 15 42 00 0528+134 04 07 13 45.5 30.0 -1.4 0.0 -31 36 No stop 15 45 00 --- 04 10 14 45.9 29.1 -1.4 0.0 149 39 15 42 01 15 46 00 J0522+1415 04 11 14 46.2 25.7 -1.2 0.0 29 39 15 46 00 15 48 00 =0519+142 04 13 14 46.4 25.1 -1.2 0.0 120 41 15 46 01 15 48 00 0528+134 04 13 14 46.2 28.1 -1.3 0.0 -31 41 No stop 15 51 00 --- 04 16 15 46.5 27.2 -1.3 0.0 149 44 15 48 01 Schedule for HH_DBBC (Code Hd ) Page 3 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 28 Feb 2013 Day 59 --- 15 51 00 J0522+1415 04 16 15 46.6 24.1 -1.1 0.0 -31 44 No stop 15 53 00 =0519+142 04 18 15 46.8 23.4 -1.1 0.0 89 45 15 51 01 15 53 00 0528+134 04 18 15 46.7 26.5 -1.2 0.0 -31 45 No stop 15 56 00 --- 04 21 15 47.0 25.6 -1.2 0.0 149 48 15 53 01 15 57 00 J0522+1415 04 22 16 47.2 22.1 -1.0 0.0 29 48 15 57 00 15 59 00 =0519+142 04 24 16 47.3 21.4 -1.0 0.0 120 50 15 57 01 15 59 00 0528+134 04 24 16 47.3 24.6 -1.1 0.0 -31 50 No stop 16 02 00 --- 04 27 16 47.6 23.6 -1.1 0.0 149 53 15 59 01 16 03 00 0528+134 04 28 17 47.7 23.2 -1.1 0.0 39 53 16 03 00 16 05 00 --- 04 30 17 47.8 22.6 -1.0 0.0 120 55 16 03 01 16 06 00 0528+134 04 31 17 47.9 22.2 -1.0 0.0 39 55 16 06 00 16 11 00 --- 04 36 18 48.3 20.5 -0.9 0.0 300 60 16 06 01 16 12 00 0528+134 04 37 18 48.4 20.1 -0.9 0.0 39 60 16 12 00 16 14 00 --- 04 39 18 48.6 19.4 -0.9 0.0 120 62 16 12 01 16 14 00 J0522+1415 04 39 18 48.4 16.3 -0.7 0.0 -31 62 No stop 16 16 00 =0519+142 04 41 19 48.5 15.6 -0.7 0.0 89 64 16 14 01 16 16 00 0528+134 04 41 19 48.7 18.7 -0.8 0.0 -31 64 No stop 16 19 00 --- 04 44 19 48.9 17.7 -0.8 0.0 149 67 16 16 01 16 20 00 J0522+1415 04 45 19 48.8 14.1 -0.6 0.0 29 67 16 20 00 16 22 00 =0519+142 04 47 20 48.9 13.4 -0.6 0.0 120 69 16 20 01 16 22 00 0528+134 04 47 20 49.1 16.6 -0.7 0.0 -31 69 No stop 16 25 00 --- 04 50 20 49.3 15.5 -0.7 0.0 149 72 16 22 01 16 25 00 J0522+1415 04 50 20 49.0 12.3 -0.6 0.0 -31 72 No stop 16 27 00 =0519+142 04 52 21 49.1 11.6 -0.5 0.0 89 74 16 25 01 16 27 00 0528+134 04 52 21 49.4 14.8 -0.7 0.0 -31 74 No stop 16 30 00 --- 04 55 21 49.6 13.7 -0.6 0.0 149 76 16 27 01 16 31 00 J0522+1415 04 56 21 49.3 10.1 -0.5 0.0 29 76 16 31 00 16 33 00 =0519+142 04 58 22 49.4 9.4 -0.4 0.0 120 78 16 31 01 16 33 00 0528+134 04 58 22 49.7 12.6 -0.6 0.0 -31 78 No stop 16 36 00 --- 05 01 22 49.9 11.5 -0.5 0.0 149 81 16 33 01 Schedule for HH_DBBC (Code Hd ) Page 4 Network Monitoring Experiment UP: D => Below limits; H => Below horizon mask; W => still slewing at end; blank => Up. Early: Seconds between end of slew and start. Dwell: On source seconds. Disk: GBytes recorded to this point. TPStart: Recording start time. Frequencies are LO sum (band edge). SYNC: Time correlator is expected to sync up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start UT Source Start / Stop Early Disk TPStart Stop UT LST EL AZ HA UP ParA Dwell GBytes SYNC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Thu 28 Feb 2013 Day 59 --- 16 36 00 J0522+1415 05 01 22 49.5 8.3 -0.4 0.0 -31 81 No stop 16 38 00 =0519+142 05 03 22 49.5 7.5 -0.3 0.0 89 83 16 36 01 16 39 00 0528+134 05 04 23 50.0 10.4 -0.5 0.0 29 83 16 39 00 16 42 00 --- 05 07 23 50.1 9.2 -0.4 0.0 180 86 16 39 01 16 42 00 0528+134 05 07 23 50.1 9.2 -0.4 0.0 -20 86 No stop 16 45 00 --- 05 10 24 50.2 8.1 -0.4 0.0 160 89 16 42 01 16 45 00 J0522+1415 05 10 24 49.7 4.9 -0.2 0.0 -31 89 No stop 16 47 00 =0519+142 05 12 24 49.8 4.2 -0.2 0.0 89 91 16 45 01 16 48 00 0528+134 05 13 24 50.3 7.0 -0.3 0.0 29 91 16 48 00 16 50 00 --- 05 15 24 50.4 6.2 -0.3 0.0 120 93 16 48 01 16 51 00 0528+134 05 16 25 50.4 5.8 -0.3 0.0 39 93 16 51 00 16 55 00 --- 05 20 25 50.5 4.3 -0.2 0.0 240 97 16 51 01 16 56 00 0528+134 05 21 25 50.5 3.9 -0.2 0.0 39 97 16 56 00 17 00 00 --- 05 25 26 50.5 2.4 -0.1 0.0 240 101 16 56 01 SETUP FILE INFORMATION: NOTE: If DOPPLER, FREQ, or BW were used, see the individual scans for the final BBC settings. ======== Setup file: sess113.M512 --- WARNING --- This group does not match an entry in the frequency catalog. This might be ok because the catalog is not complete. But be very careful to be sure that the setup is correct. Setup group: 12 Station: HH_DBBC Total bit rate: 128 Format: MARK5B Bits per sample: 2 Sample rate: 4.000 Number of channels: 16 DBE type: Speedup factor: 1.00 Disk used to record data. 1st LO= 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 6510.00 Net SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U Pol. = RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP RCP LCP BBC = 1 5 1 5 2 6 2 6 3 7 3 7 4 8 4 8 BBC SB= L L U U L L U U L L U U L L U U IF = A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B The following frequency sets based on these setups were used. Frequency Set: 14 Setup file default. LO sum= 6662.52 6662.52 6662.52 6662.52 6666.52 6666.52 6666.52 6666.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6670.52 6674.52 6674.52 6674.52 6674.52 BBC fr= 152.52 152.52 152.52 152.52 156.52 156.52 156.52 156.52 160.52 160.52 160.52 160.52 164.52 164.52 164.52 164.52 Bandwd= 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 Matching frequency sets: 14 Track assignments are: track1= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 barrel=roll_off SOURCES USED IN RECORDING SCANS -- Network Monitoring Experiment Catalog positions marked with *. Precession of date coordinates is based on stop time of first scan. Names used in schedule marked with *. Short names used in VLA and SNAP files marked with +. Observation date used in B1950/J2000 coordinate conversion (PRECDATE): 1979.900 No adjustments are made for rates (DRA, DDEC). Scan hours are for recording scans only. Baseline hours are only counted for scans above horizon at both ends. Source Source position (RA/Dec) Error (B1950) (J2000) (Date) (mas) * J0522+1415 05 19 54.695573 * 05 22 45.146686 05 23 31.315431 1.17 0519+142 14 12 41.00356 * 14 15 29.28247 14 16 04.33284 0.86 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba GSFC 2011A astro solution 38 Observations 0.433 scan and 35.257 baseline hours in setup: sess113.M512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 J0530+1331 05 28 06.759218 * 05 30 56.416749 05 31 42.409391 0.10 * 0528+134 13 29 42.28877 * 13 31 55.14944 13 32 20.35334 0.10 J0530+13 /aps3/sched10.2/catalogs/sources.vlba rfc_2012b Petrov, 2012, unpublished 138123 observations 1.300 scan and 111.609 baseline hours in setup: sess113.M512 Frequency sets (dups not shown): 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The solar corona can cause unstable phases for sources too close to the Sun. SCHED provides warnings at individual scans for distances less than 10 degrees. The distance from the Sun to each source in this schedule is: Source Sun distance (deg) J0522+1415 100.7 0528+134 102.6 Barry Clark estimates from predictions by Ketan Desai of IPM scattering sizes that the Sun will cause amplitude reductions on the longest VLBA baselines at a solar distance of 60deg F^(-0.6) where F is in GHz. For common VLBI bands, this is: 327 MHz 117. deg 610 MHz 81. deg 1.6 GHz 45. deg 2.3 GHz 36. deg 5.0 GHz 23. deg 8.4 GHz 17. deg 15.0 GHz 12. deg 22.0 GHz 9. deg 43.0 GHz 6. deg